As Monaco prepares to celebrate its
National Day on 19 November, let’s take a look at why the National
Day takes place on that date. Monaco’s National Day is first and
foremost the occasion for the Monégasque people to pay tribute to
its princes, hence why the day is also called The Sovereign
Prince’s Day. This is why the National Day usually changes for each
Sovereign Prince…
The man more commonly known as Prince
Albert II of Monaco was born Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi
on 14 March 1958. The second child and only son of the then monarch
of Monaco, Prince Rainier III, and his wife, Princess Grace, Albert
was a prince and the heir to the…
As we mark the 90th anniversary of Grace
Kelly’s birth this month, Royal Central looks back on several
aspects of her life. As Princess Grace died on 14 September 1982,
she witnessed only one of her children’s weddings when her eldest
daughter, Princess…
During her royal career, Princess Grace
was active in supporting Monaco on the global stage. She focused
her charity work to support the arts scene in Monaco, as well as
flowers and gardening, healthcare, children, and motherhood. Today,
we’re going to take a look at Princess Grace’s patronages and
charity work. One of her first patronages was taking over the
presidency of the Monaco…
As we continue our series celebrating
what would have been Princess Grace’s 90th birthday, we take a look
at her Hollywood career as she became a star. Grace’s first acting
role came on Broadway where she had a part in Strindberg’s The
Father while…
Grace Patricia Kelly, the Hollywood film
star who became the most famous princess in the world, was born on
November 12th 1929. Ninety years on, she remains one of the
ultimate regal icons of the 20th century. From the romance that
turned her into a princess to her work to…
American by birth, hugely popular and
credited with helping turn Monaco from a forgotten principality
into a European hotspot – but this isn’t the story of Grace Kelly.
Almost seven decades before her famous marriage to Prince Rainier
III, another US born princess had taken Monaco by storm and
transformed its fortunes. However, there was no fairytale ending
for Alice Heine, the first…
Looking back at the wedding of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace
11th November 2019
The royal wedding of Prince Rainier III
of Monaco to American actress, Grace Kelly was dubbed the “Wedding
of the Century” and took place on the 18th and19th of April 1956.
As one of the most respected and highly paid actresses in
Hollywood, Grace was…
Ippolita Trivulzio holds the distinction
of being the first woman to hold the title of Princess of Monaco.
Today, we are continuing our series by taking a look at the first
princess consort in Monaco. Ippolita Trivulzio was born in 1600 in
Palazzo Trivulzio, Duchy of…
Grace Patricia Kelly was born on 12
November 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was well-known as
an actress, starring in films like Dial M for Murder, To Catch a
Thiefand High Society. She became the Princess of Monaco 18 April
1956 when she wed Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. Success ran in the
family, as her father John Kelly was a three-time Olympic gold
medalist for the United…
